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Kazakhstan Not Laughing at TV's 'Ali G' [3min]

Kazakh officials have threatened to sue British comedian Sasha Baron Cohen, a.ka. "Ali G," and his fictional alter ego, Kazakh television journalist Borat. Kazakhs say the Borat character promotes an inaccurate portrayal of them as backwards, illiterate and anti-semitic.
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